"The amendment that passed directs the Office of Management and Budget to tap up to $44 billion in unspent funds appropriated for other purposes to cover the revenue that would be lost by repealing the 1099 requirement.
[...]
The amendment sets "a terribly dangerous precedent," said Senator Daniel Inouye, a Hawaii Democrat, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Difficult decisions on how to reduce spending lie ahead, he said, and its Congress’ responsibility to determine where these cuts will be made. Delegating these decisions to the executive branch "may be politically expedient," Inouye said, but it also is "thoughtless and rash.""
"The amendment that passed directs the Office of Management and Budget to tap up to $44 billion in unspent funds appropriated for other purposes to cover the revenue that would be lost by repealing the 1099 requirement.
[...]
The amendment sets "a terribly dangerous precedent," said Senator Daniel Inouye, a Hawaii Democrat, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Difficult decisions on how to reduce spending lie ahead, he said, and its Congress’ responsibility to determine where these cuts will be made. Delegating these decisions to the executive branch "may be politically expedient," Inouye said, but it also is "thoughtless and rash.""